Did any one of us really believe that, in the end, the Media Swine would not pull out all the stops to push a “horse race” narrative, and do all in its power (which is significant) to create a real horse race? Sure, I’m among those who have for months considered a (Trump) train wreck as click-baitable and Nielson number-upping as any horse race. But old habits die hard. This is all the MSM really knows. And it goes with what it knows. So here we are.
So venal political hack Comey, aka Chaffetz’s Willing Poodle, releases a letter that whips up more Hillary “scandal.” Not real scandal. Barely speculative scandal. Just scandal-mongering by his House Republican Allies, the Rabid Right and, of course, the Media Swine. I don’t say “yawn,” I don’t dimiss this attack. It’s a craptacular hassle that Hillary and her team, and all of us, have to deal with. But who here actually believes the Clinton Campaign had no contingency plan for some kind of reprehensible Crazed Right stunt just. like. this?
Ally #1: Hillary’s Brain
Whether or not Hillary got caught flat-footed on this, whether or not the Media Heathers push the horse race narrative for the next nine days, I’m confident Hillary has the smarts and savvy, and the team and toughness, to not only dismember this Comey crap, but by tomorrow (Monday) or Tuesday at the latest, begin turning this back on Trump and all Republicans. Watch for it.
Ally #2: Math
Some consequence from Comey’s partisan stunt? Maybe. Tip the election to Trump? Fuhgettaboutit. Lookit, there are only so many old, angry, undereducated, paranoid, racist white men in These United States. Math, folks. Math. Here’s a number: 1. I seriously, very seriously, doubt that out of what will be around 130 million Americans voting in this election, that finally tally will be reduced by even 1 would-be Hillary voter who in the end chose to stay at home because Comey’s stunt and the inevitable Media fallout so utterly “demoralized” them that they decided not to vote. If anything, this shit will all the more arouse and inflame the passions of Democrats who are past sick and tired of RW Hillary Hating non-scandal scandal-mongering.
Ally #3: A few Media-types with consciences
While they’ll always be in the minority, there are and will be a few voices of reason in the MSM that will push back to the degree they can against the general Media Heather narrartive, that will not cede the entire battleground to the likes of Fox and NPR (yes, you, Nice Polite Republicans).
Just this morning we have respected Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts calling the Republican Party a...
"... pest-ridden, plague-infected swamp of rumor, rancor, conspiracy and flat-out bollocks that now counts as Republican political discourse...."
Then turning up the clarion call to 11 with this:
[T]he crazy must be rebuked emphatically, refuted in a way that leaves no doubt: We are better than this...."
[T]he mission statement here for thoughtful Americans could not be more clear. Do not defeat the GOP. Nuke it."
Link: www.miamiherald.com/…
So take heart. Fight on. GOTV. Nine more days. Win.